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Article: PLAYING THE REAL LIFE TEST
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- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- November 17, 1988
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In the premiere of the TV series "Baby Boom," there was a
wonderful moment when the single working mother of the 1980s met
the '50s mother of her dreams. Literally.
The star of the show, J.C., fell into bed after another hard
day failing to achieve a perfect score as mother, worker and woman.
From deep in her subconscious she conjured up none other than June
Cleaver and Margaret Anderson. But this time, the flawless mother
of the Beaver and the perfect wife for father who knows best let
her in on a little secret.
Margaret: "J.C., you know we were just actresses playing
parts." June: "We reported to work and they tied aprons on us."
Margaret: "In real life we were working mothers ...